Kavanagh, Alberta

Coordinates: 53°10′56″N 113°31′01″W / 53.18222°N 113.51694°W / 53.18222; -113.51694
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Kavanagh
Kavanagh is located in Alberta
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Kavanagh is located in Canada
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Kavanagh (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°10′56″N 113°31′01″W / 53.18222°N 113.51694°W / 53.18222; -113.51694
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division11
Municipal districtLeduc County
Established1980
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyLeduc County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total39
 • Density118.3/km2 (306/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Kavanagh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Leduc County.[2] It is located on Highway 2A between Millet and Leduc, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Edmonton.

The hamlet was settled by workers of the Kavanagh block of the Canadian National Railway and was named for Charles Edmund Kavanagh, railway superintendent. The grain elevators have since closed and been relocated.

Kavanagh was declared a hamlet on January 5, 1980 by Marvin E. Moore, Minister of Municipal Affairs.[3]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kavanagh had a population of 39 living in 19 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of -17% from its 2016 population of 47. With a land area of 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 118.2/km2 (306.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kavanagh had a population of 47 living in 20 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of -9.6% from its 2011 population of 52. With a land area of 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.4/km2 (368.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (January 5, 1980). "Ministerial Order 10/80" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.